Full casting has been announced for the upcoming UK tour of Strictly Ballroom The Musical, which opens at Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre on 26 September.

Joining the previously announced Kevin Clifton (Strictly Come Dancing, Singin’ in the Rain) as Scott Hastings and Maisie Smith (Eastenders) as Fran will be Nikki Belsher as Shirley Hastings, Mark Sangster as Doug Hastings, Gary Davis as Barry Fife, Quinn Patrick as Les Kendall, Oliver Brooks as JJ Silvers, Jose Agudo as Rico, Karen Mann as Abuela, Maddy Ambus as Liz, Benjamin Harrold as Ken, Jessica Vaux as Charm, Danielle Cato as Tina Sparkle, Kieran Cooper as Wayne, Agnes Pure as Vanessa, Adam Davidson as Nathan and Poppy Blackledge as Pam.

Completing the cast are Liv Alexander, Edwin Ray, Stuart Rouse and Hollie Jane Stephens, plus on stage swings Michelle Buckley and Stylianos Thomadakis.

The production is directed by Craig Revel Horwood and co-choreographed by Revel Horwood and Strictly Come Dancing's creative director Jason Gilkison.

Following its opening in Portsmouth, the production will visit Bromley, Sunderland, Liverpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Wimbledon, Darlington, Blackpool, Peterborough, Sheffield, Guildford, Ipswich, Reading, Cardiff, Plymouth, Truro, Wolverhampton, Southampton, Northampton, Hull, Canterbury, Southend, Bradford, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Bournemouth, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Derry, Glasgow, Aylesbury, Nottingham, Salford, Leeds, and Bristol, with more venues to be announced.

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